Washington City Paper

D.C.’s Equitable Access Preference Helps At-Risk Students Compete for School Seats. Here’s how it works.

This article was produced as part of Humanities DC’s Community Journalism Program. As nearly 100,000 D.C. youth finished their enrollment in May for the upcoming 2025–26 school year, certain at-risk ...

Chain Reaction instills 'can do' attitude, mindset in at-risk teens

Kristen Fairchild and her Chain Reaction staff encourage and offer direction to some of Escambia County's most vulnerable ...
The Bellingham Herald

Are WA charter schools working for at-risk kids? New report weighs in

How well are Washington charter schools serving at risk-students? The answer to that query, according to a new state performance audit, “is clearly positive.” The Office of the Washington State ...
WKRN-TV

Tennessee’s first charter school for at-risk youth approved following denial from MNPS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s first-ever opportunity charter school, which is designed for at-risk students, has been approved by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. The vote ...
Chicago Tribune

‘This is the best day of my life’: At-risk students celebrate high school graduation

The celebration started at the beginning of the entrance to South Shore Cultural Center, bass booming from the parking lot and already audible for people driving on South Shore Drive. The music was ...